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Music at California State University - Sacramento

Music at California State University - Sacramento

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Sacramento. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.

Sac State Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music
  • Master’s Degree in Music

Sac State Music Rankings

The music major at Sac State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Music Student Demographics at Sac State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at California State University - Sacramento.

Sac State Music Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Sacramento with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 23
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Sac State Music Master’s Program

42% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of music master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from Sac State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Sacramento with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Sacramento. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 49
General Music 7

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Sacramento.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Music Directors and Composers 1,230 $64,600

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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